The YouTube party might just be over.
from MSNBC.com|Tech
For about a year we have enjoyed the weird and terribly fun video culture if offers. The ease with which people could post, watch, embed and link to videos created a phenomenon that certainly ranks among the top Internet experiences of all time YouTube was more fun than chat, more creative than Napster, and more energized than just about any Web-based application out there.>>>more
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Google makes video
play with YouTube buy>>>more
from CNet.com websiteIt finally happened...Google purchased YouTube. I think what really blows me away is not the purchase of YouTube (it was rumored that pretty soon YouTube might have went under do to the bandwidth cost to the company) but the fact that once again, a blogger broke the story.
Remember when we were in the grocery store and we saw magazines like the National Enquirer and other magazines that we would just walk right past them because they were 90-95% crap and the rest may and I say a small may have been true. Now these 'throw' away newspapers (can't believe I just called them newspapers) have more truth and break more stories it seems than People, Time, Newsweek and other legit news organizations.
I think some of it now comes from the fact of, you guessed it...technology. Ted Turner started it all with CNN to be honest. People thought he was nuts to start a 24hour, around the coverage news organization. Yep, he was crazy..crazy like a multi-billionaire fox. Now we have the Weather Channel, ESPN, the Golf Channel, Speed Channel. Yep Ted, you were the innovator.
It was the blogs that told on Mark Foley and this leak with the Google purchase of YouTube. Most blogs you have to take it with a grain of salt but rather the big news organization want to recognize this or not, bloggers are making there mark when it comes to delivering news. Hurricane Katrina, the war in Iraq, the news is getting out to the masses..the good and the bad. Even now when you go to websites (CNN, MSNBC, CNet) they have 'blog" sections on their site.
I listened to my TWiT podcast today and they were kind of scoffing about the Google/YouTube story. John C. Dvorak (you're still my hero) did not think this was legit...sorry John.
Yes, blogs are here to stay and that gives me hope that maybe I can do this full time one day soon.
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Canonical seeks profit
from free Ubuntu>>>more from CNet.comA new, leaner open source OS (operating system) has the tech world abuzz..Ubuntu. A Linux based OS, which is free, has some people installing it on the secondary machine to get familiar with it(I have it installed on my old IBM Thinkpad 600E). The cool thing about Ubuntu was how smooth the installation went. I'm having problems getting it to recognize my sound card and I really have to sit and play around with this new OS (I tried to install Flash Player and it's not loading correctly). I know there is a fix for it, I just need to take time out to learn this new OS.This is my first time using Linux and most hard core Linux user think, and which Ubuntu is, a more watered down version of Linux. Watered down or not, I like it because:- No worry about spyware, adware, viruses
- It has OpenOffice (an office application suite...similar to Microsoft Office), Firefox (web browser), Gimp and other software built in where you would have buy individual applications when using Microsoft.
- Many, many forums for help and support
- It's free
- Ubuntu makes learning computing fun again (like when I first got my first Mac)
- oh...did I mention it's free
It has a long way to go no doubt but with the problems with Windows and the uncertainty with Vista (can't count out Vista just yet...I have learned over the years that sometime you have to have a little patience) but I hope Ubuntu is around for a while because like Apple, this OS has giving me a thirst for learning something new in the world of OS again.other tech news: Google 'in talks to buy YouTube', Analysts split over Vista launch date, *Your Mac’s Best List Of Personal Notebooksnews from around the world: Deep in the galaxy, signs of Jupiter-like planets, FIREPROOF Bible Study, Instant-messaging conversations can easily linger for yearspodcast for knowledge & wisdom: The Chris Pirillo Show; Crown Financials: Clergy Appreciation,Your Calls, Teach Your Children Well; What is the Gospel? “Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.”- Isaiah 26:4photo: google image
Podcasting's Reluctant
Evangelist>>>morefrom Wired.com Leo Laporte....this man can do no wrong. I have called in twice to the show, KFI Tech Guy and let me tell you, this guy is so nice, so humble. He does not mind helping you out at anytime, if he has the answer, he gives it to you; if he doesn't have the answer, he will let you know and will throw the question out to the listeners for the answer. For a gentleman who is known really around the tech world this guy is so down to earth it makes you wander, "why can't all geeks be this way?" Leo has made learning computing, learning about tech gadgets, fun, entertaining, educational all at the same time.I remember first hearing and seeing him on TechTV along with Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, Roger Chang, Chris Pirillo and the whole gang. To me this was "smart television". But smart does not roll over to good ratings. After 5 years Paul Allen sold it and the channel became G4 TV and down it went. I had a gut feeling Leo would be gone soon because to me G4 is very low brow. Fast foward to now....Leo has a much larger following now and it makes me smile because with him and the ex-TechTV group doing their own podcast, video show over the internet it gives me hope that nice guys (especially geeks) sometime finish first. This is why I do what I do and hope one day I can help as many or more people like this true gentleman is doing. Thank you for taking time out and sharing your knowledge Leo. And by the way, congrads on your award. other tech news: YouTube Is 'Goin' Down', Dunn gave phone numbers to PIs, Halo universe expands as fans wait
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CEO bloggers communicate to the masses>>>
Morefrom CNN.com|TechThis seems like a good idea. So many people, cusomers believe that the large companies are not listening. Well Jonathan Schwartz from Sun is trying to break that mold. I don't know how long he can keep this up (his blog) and of course there are going to be nay-sayers but at least the gentleman is trying.
Believe me, I wish the CEO of Sprint would have a blog because their customer service at times...how can I put this nicely...the pits.
other tech articles: IE patch, Top 20 Most Wanted products, YouTube rival
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